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JEFF BLAIR

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Latest comment posted at 11:39 AM EDT 11/02/08

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  1. Sean O'Reilly from Canada writes: This is just a good example of how pathetic the people of Toronto are when it comes to supporting anything not named leafs.
  2. Billy Biroux from Polar Bear Pit, Nunavet, Canada writes: Forget the Argos.
    If Toronto gets the NFL, its bye bye Blue Jays.
  3. Damien Ho from Canada writes: Billy Biroux ...not quite sure why it's good bye Blue Jays? NFL plays from September to January. Blue Jays play from April to September...may be October...

    Different seasons.
  4. R Provan from Whitehorse, Canada writes: This is good for the Jays and bad for the Toronto fans. I'd be interested in seeing if any other MLB team does such a thing. I think they'd be bood out of town.
  5. Ron Hartlen from Canada writes: If Toronto supported the Jays, it wouldn't be so easy to offer tickets to others. But... aren't the Jays playing to a half-empty stadium most of the time?
  6. A A from Canada writes: Call me crazy but why would they not market to Cleveland Indians fans an Pittsburgh Pirates fans (if they play them this year)? No info on Boston probably means no sales to Boston Fans.

    To Sean O'Reilly's point: It's too bad that the Torontonians don't have the same stupid loyalty to the Jays as they do the Leafs. It's sad 'cause the Jays have an infinitely better product.
  7. Billy Biroux from Polar Bear Pit, Nunavet, Canada writes: It all comes down to what is the new game in town.
    If the NFL comes, the jays, argos and Raptors will become yesterdays news.
    Raptors will survive because they have the Leafs to save them.
    Argos will survive because of the salary cap.
    Jays will be in trouble because of a 100 million dollar payroll and a shrinking fan base and the fact will Rogers want to keep baseball if he spends a billion for a football team?
    And could he even afford the money losing Jays if he buys the NFL team?
  8. Eric Hunter from Canada writes: Shrinking fan base? Maybe do a little research before you type. Average fans per game has been going up every year since the early 2000's.
  9. adam cohen from Canada writes: I don't see why there is any criticism of this move. We are long past the days of the Jays selling out all games. And while the avg attendance has been going up over that past several years (as Eric pointed out) there are still many unsold seats at each game. attempting to sell more tickets to fans in nearby cities when their teams are in town makes perfect sense to me. this will have no affect on season ticket holders and as mentioned in the article, could give a bit of a boost to the surrounding businesses (ie. hotels, restaurants, theatres, etc.). to be honest, I don't understand why all teams don't do this (unless all seats are sold out). and Billy....you live in frickin Nunavet! what could you possibly know about big league sports and big league cities like toronto? based on your comments....obviously not much.
  10. Bob Smith from CalgaryToronto, Canada writes: Ron Hartlen I see it as half full!

    Its not really that pathetic, Boston and Detroit are two of the largest metro areas in the states, both have rich, rich baseball histories and most likely a higher percentage of the population are true baseball fans. Their respective stadiums are 38000 and 41000 capacity. Toronto is not a 'baseball city' and their stadium holds 52,000.

    The organization has done a good job over the past couple years of making the team more marketable. Better merch, more entertainment at games, if we can make a few extra bucks from selling to some out of town fans, then great, more money to spend on players.
  11. Ryan Hickman from Canada writes: The Red Sox and Tigers are great teams that already draw very good crowds. It's the games against the bottom tier in the league that the Jays marketing people need to be looking at.

    That said, it's always fun to raze the Red Sox Nation when they're in town. The more the merrier!!!
  12. J H from Toronto, Canada writes: Uhh...April 5-6 against the Red Sox? No ticket sales? Nevermind the fact that mid-week series against the Sox tend to draw something like 10,000 Sox fans out, what will happen with this series, the HOME OPENER?! The Jays have been pretty good at selling out this series for the past few years, and I can't believe we Godfrey & Co. would be willing to sacrifice 10,000 seats to the OTHER FREAKING TEAM! The Jays players have already been complaining about the lack of spirit in the Dome, why not bring in a bunch of Sox fans to appease them?

    Another amazingly stupid move for a team who claims they want to get this game going again in T.O.
    Bravo.
  13. P McLean from Canada writes: It's amazing how many people claim to know what is going on, yet really don't. Detroit is running very close to selling out their season. The only time there may be unsold seats will be early April. This is good move from the blue Jays standpoint, but one that ticks me off because my plan to see the Tigers was to go to Toronto to see them. Now I have to make sure I get in early. When Cleveland was at their peak, Detroit would see a hugeh crowd of Indians fans...Toronto will see a lot of Detroit fans. This is a very smart move.
  14. Drew Diggs from Toronto, Canada writes: Sean O'Reilly from Canada writes: This is just a good example of how pathetic the people of Toronto are when it comes to supporting anything not named leafs.

    Maybe the Jays would see a little more support if they actually made the playoffs once in a while? Sure the back to back championships were truly something amazing, but it is a classic case of what have you done for me lately? The Leafs get the support they do in this city because in Toronto hockey comes first. The Leafs have also made the playoffs and been to the semi-finals in the last 15 years. The Jays need to continue making moves to improve their team and they will continue to see a rise in ticket sales.

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